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Armchair

About 1755–65
Object PlaceMilford, Connecticut, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple, ash, rush seat
Dimensions112.39 x 59.69 x 44.45 cm (44 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)
Credit LineEdwin E. Jack Fund
Accession number1977.53
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ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsPaper label on underside of shoe: "Made By David S. ... Milford, ... 1742"
ProvenanceSaid to have had a long history of ownership in a Stratford, Connecticut, family; once owned by and later deaccessioned from a small public collection in Connecticut; purchased by John Walton, Jewett City, Connecticut; purchased from Walton by the Museum in 1977.